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Interesting news · 11 July 2025
Ancient Volcanic Fissure Discovered on Mull Reveals Scotland’s Fiery Past
Isle of Skye · from abdn.ac.uk
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Geologists from the University of Aberdeen have uncovered a 5km-long volcanic fissure near Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, offering the clearest evidence yet that parts of the Inner Hebrides were formed by Iceland- and Hawaii-style eruptions.
The preserved vent, revealed through drone surveys and fieldwork, confirms that lava once surged through multiple fissures rather than a single central volcano.
It settles a century-old geological debate about how islands like Skye, Mull, and Eigg were formed during the birth of the Atlantic Ocean, around 60 million years ago.
The restaurant at Colbost, on the shore of Loch Dunvegan, that put the far north-west of Skye on the food map, with six rooms next door at the House Over-By.
An original 1830s crofter’s cottage, completely renovated as a Highland retreat for two. Situated beside Camustianavaig Bay on the Isle of Skye, the house enjoys a rural location, yet is only five miles from Portree.
Coruisk House is a small whitewashed hotel in the fishing village of Elgol. One room has a Victorian half-tester bed, another a cream iron bed, and the lower steading suite has a slipper bath. Next door to the hotel they also have a self-catering thatched cottage.
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Speciality coffee roastery Birch, based on the Isle of Skye, has been ranked 50th in the World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026, making it one of only two UK cafés to feature on the prestigious global list.
Isle of Raasay Distillery on the Isle of Raasay has been named the World’s Best Scotch Whisky at the 2025 Global Spirits Awards, with its Cask Strength single malt receiving an extraordinary 99 out of 100.
Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow have uncovered stone tools on the Isle of Skye that date back more than 11,000 years, making it the most northerly Late Upper Palaeolithic site discovered in Britain.
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